[the OlLine Rebel]

Never mind that.

Maybe if they stopped treating every COVID like it was death itself, the elderly wouldn’t need to be squeezed out.

Instead we seem to still be behaving as though anyone with sniffles and coughs can’t survive and is doomed without professional help. Thus do they run out of beds for those in most dire circumstances.

And what about all the patients seeking help over something NOT the COVID?

[Boogieman]

“Maybe if they stopped treating every COVID like it was death itself, the elderly wouldn’t need to be squeezed out.”

I think the issue here is, even though younger and healthier people will likely recover from the virus, they still require medical treatment in order to recover. The elderly, even with medical treatment, may not recover.

So if you don’t have enough hospital beds to treat both groups, you are going to treat the group that has the better chance of recovering.

[redgolum]

And what about all the patients seeking help over something NOT the COVID?

They are not treated. There are not enough doctors or resources for anything else. That is what people don't seem to get. It isn't just CV19, it is all the other stuff. Get pneumonia? Well there aren't any respirators for you. Having a baby? Good luck. The OBGYN is trying to safe an intabated man. Car accident? Sorry, no ambulances to get you. The medical system is crashing. No one is picking up the dead yet. This is why the US is clamping down so hard. We have to flatten the curve, or a whole lot of people are going to die. Unfortunately, that means some very hard choices will be made soon.